Improvement in presses-blocks for pants



L. COHEN & 1.0. WALL ER.

Presser-Blockfor Pants.

N0. 137,346; PatentedApriHMBTS.

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LEWIS COHEN AND JOHN C. WALLER, OF SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA.

IMPROVEMENT INPRESSER-BLOCKS FQR PANTS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 137,346, dated April 1, 1873; up lication filed January 24, 1873.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, LEWIS Conan and JOHN C. WALLER, of San Francisco city and county, State of California, have invented a Block for Finishing the Bottoms of Pants-Legs; and we do hereby declare the following description and accompanying drawing are sufficient to enable anyperson skilled in the art or science to which it most nearly appertains to make and use our said invention without further invention or experiment.

Our invention relates to an improved device for enabling tailors to properly form and finish the bottoms of the legs of pantaloons and it consists of a block made in two parts, which are united together by a dovetail-joint on a diagonal line, so that the width of the block at any particular point can be regulated as desired by sliding them in opposite directions upon each other. The parts are properly constructed to give the desired shape to the bottoms of the pants. A suitable stand is provided for supporting the block while the bottoms of the pants are being ironed upon the block.

In order to properly explain our invention, reference is had to the accompanying drawing forming a part of this specification, in which- Figure 1 is a perspective view of the block. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the stand. Fig. 3 is an end view of the block.

' A represents the base or block-holder in which the formingblock is held while the legs of the pants are being pressed upon it. The form-block consists of a back piece, I), and front piece 0, the two pieces being so formed as to give the desired shape to the bottom of the leg. These two pieces are so constructed that they can be united together in a diagonal line, 6, by a sliding joint. We prefer a dovetail-joint, as shown, so that it will hold the parts together when they are not in use; but an ordinary ton gue-and-groove joint might be used. The front piece 0 is made to form the front part of the bottom of the pants-leg, and, as the form of this part never varies, the same piece will answer for all styles of pants; but the form of the back piece I) will be al- Several back pieces of different sizes can be kept on hand; but the same front piece can be used with either of them according to the size of the pants to be pressed.

To apply our block, the back piece b is first placed in position in the bottom of the pantsleg. The groove in the front piece 0 is then entered over the tongue on the piece 12 and moved up the pants-leg, sliding on the piece 0, until an easy fit is obtained. The block with the pants-leg upon it is then laid down upon its sides alternately and ironed. It is then placed edgewise in the block-holder A alternately until the edges are ironed, thus fixing the bottom of the leg in the desired shape.

A spring-catch or look, f, is placed in the groove of the part 0 at the lower end of the block, which projects a pin, t, into a hole in the tongue of the opposite part b, and serves to keep the parts in place when they are united together.

The block-holder A consists simply of a base-board, j, upon which is secured two side pieces, k, and an end piece, 1, so as to form a recess or tray of the proper size to admit the block edgewise with the pants-leg upon it, and hold it while the pants-leg is being ironed, thus allowing the person operating it the free use of both hands while pressing the pants.

The advantages of this device are, first, a great saving of time over the ordinary method of pressing the bottoms of pants upon a level board; second, a uniformity in the work done, which leaves the bottoms of both legs pressed alike; besides, by using this device, any person can readily press the bottoms of pants-legs with out trouble.

For pressing the pants we shall employ an iron with rounding corners.

Having thus described our invention, what we claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

l. The forming-block, consisting of the parts b c, said parts being arranged to slide upon each other in a diagonal line, either with or Without a tongue-and-groove joint, substantially as and for the purpose above described.

2. The block b 0, in combination with the block-holder A, substantially as and for the purpose above described.

In witness whereof we hereunto set our hands and seals.

LEWIS COHEN. [as] JOHN C. VVALLER. [L s} Witnesses:

J OHN L. BOONE, O. M. RICHARDSON. 

